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PRESS DIGEST-Indonesian General News - Nov 29
29 Nov 2007 01:35:33 GMT
Source: Reuters

Following are the leading general stories in the main Indonesian newspapers on Nov. 29.

Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. Telephone: Editorial: +62-21-384-6364. Fax: +62-21-344-8404 or Help Desk: +803-061-2124 (toll free).

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JAKARTA POST

- GLOBAL, REGIONAL WARMING TO BLAME FOR JAKARTA FLOODS

Regular floods in the Indonesian capital Jakarta can be partially blamed on global and regional warming, a scientist from a leading Indonesian university said.

- ANGER RISES OVER DELAYED EXECUTIONS OF BALI BOMBERS

Many victims of the 2002 night-club bomb attacks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali have raised concerns over the uncertainty of the execution date of three men convicted for the blasts.

- INDONESIAN HEALTH RISKS CLIMB WITH TEMPERATURES - WWF

Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous nation, could expect more frequent and severe outbreaks of dengue fever and diarrhoea as a result of global warming, environment group WWF said.

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KORAN TEMPO

- STOP ISSUING NEW FOREST CONCESSIONS - PRESIDENT

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has instructed the forestry minister to stop issuing new commercial forest concessions.

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